I decided to create a store to sell my non-consignable stuff and posted one auction as a trial run. I read almost this whole thread to see what key words were used. Built a lighting set up for photos similar to Wes's. Hopefully they are good. If not, not sure how to make them better.

My first thrift shoe purchase were j&m chukkas at goodwill that I bought for $3.40. Cleaned, applied leather lotion and polished..

Posted on a Friday morning at $25 with a BIN of $60. They sold yesterday for $67.

I felt good about this for my first thrift sale, but it makes me wonder why the first guy to bid $60 didn't hit the BIN button and end the auction.?

Is this common for items to go for more than the BIN price?

My other past sales were concert tickets I couldn't use and a couple items that didn't fit after I bought on eBay and I just was getting rid of them.

I've designed a different template using garagesale than the one on this auction that goes live tomorrow. Appreciate constructive feedback.

The pictures look very good, but why only 6? You get 12 free and the other 6 literally would take you less than a minute to shoot, the more the better for the higher end stuff. When I see items without a ton of pictures I assume that the lister is trying to minimize something. Check out Brian's listing when I see this, I assume I have seen the whole shoe. I would think it also makes it harder for returns.

The pictures look very good, but why only 6? You get 12 free and the other 6 literally would take you less than a minute to shoot, the more the better for the higher end stuff. When I see items without a ton of pictures I assume that the lister is trying to minimize something. Check out Brian's listing when I see this, I assume I have seen the whole shoe. I would think it also makes it harder for returns.

Yup, on some items there just aren't 12 things to take a pic of (IMO) like a white BB shirt. Shoes, I can always get 10-12 pics in. Looks like those things were pretty hammered before you shined them up based on the wrinkles in the leather, great sale. J&M gets no love on SF, but I do very well with them on the bay, same with good Cole Haans, so I always pick up when they're <$15 and need little to no work, they go quick.

Yup, on some items there just aren't 12 things to take a pic of (IMO) like a white BB shirt. Shoes, I can always get 10-12 pics in. Looks like those things were pretty hammered before you shined them up based on the wrinkles in the leather, great sale. J&M gets no love on SF, but I do very well with them on the bay, same with good Cole Haans, so I always pick up when they're <$15 and need little to no work, they go quick.

I think they are wrinkley because they are deerskin as well as cowskin

Yup, on some items there just aren't 12 things to take a pic of (IMO) like a white BB shirt. Shoes, I can always get 10-12 pics in. Looks like those things were pretty hammered before you shined them up based on the wrinkles in the leather, great sale. J&M gets no love on SF, but I do very well with them on the bay, same with good Cole Haans, so I always pick up when they're <$15 and need little to no work, they go quick.

J&M used to be my favorite shoe back when I had a dress-up office job...kinda forgot about them - will have to keep an eye out for them in good nick well as Cole Haan for flipping.

How do people feel about the Paypal debit card? Any special restrictions? Fees? Any gotchas I should know about?

Works great, I use that for everything. Just avoid using the debit portion, they charge I think a couple bucks. I purposely forgot the PIN, and where I thrift, I never have issues with stores not taking credit.

Works great, I use that for everything. Just avoid using the debit portion, they charge I think a couple bucks. I purposely forgot the PIN, and where I thrift, I never have issues with stores not taking credit.

They only charge if you are using an ATM to take out cash- and it's not really them, it's whoever owns the ATM that gets the $. You should use as "check card" and sign for transaction, you get 1% cash back. You don't get cash back from debit card purchases. For you, functionally it's identical, cash still comes directly out of PP account. For the Merchant, that 1% comes straight out of the transaction. In fact all the credit card cash back and other incentives come direct from the merchant (universally, not just a PP thing).

They only charge if you are using an ATM to take out cash- and it's not really them, it's whoever owns the ATM that gets the $. You should use as "check card" and sign for transaction, you get 1% cash back. You don't get cash back from debit card purchases. For you, functionally it's identical, cash still comes directly out of PP account. For the Merchant, that 1% comes straight out of the transaction. In fact all the credit card cash back and other incentives come direct from the merchant (universally, not just a PP thing).

Are we talking about the same thing? I use the debit card, not CC from PP. But when purchasing, credit is always my purchase transaction. Never heard of a 1% cash back, nor have I ever seen a credit on my history.

They only charge if you are using an ATM to take out cash- and it's not really them, it's whoever owns the ATM that gets the $. You should use as "check card" and sign for transaction, you get 1% cash back. You don't get cash back from debit card purchases. For you, functionally it's identical, cash still comes directly out of PP account. For the Merchant, that 1% comes straight out of the transaction. In fact all the credit card cash back and other incentives come direct from the merchant (universally, not just a PP thing).

Are we talking about the same thing? I use the debit card, not CC from PP. But when purchasing, credit is always my purchase transaction. Never heard of a 1% cash back, nor have I ever seen a credit on my history.

I also use the PP Debit Card, and txwoodworker is right. The only extra charge is for the ATM transactions, which you'd get for any out-of-branch ATM transaction. The advantage of using it at a credit card is that you get 1% "cash back" on qualifying purchases (not sure of restrictions). I only use it at thrift stores, though, and have received cash back for all of those purchases.

Are we talking about the same thing? I use the debit card, not CC from PP. But when purchasing, credit is always my purchase transaction. Never heard of a 1% cash back, nor have I ever seen a credit on my history.

Snoogz...You have to sign up for it on the PP website. I just did it about a month ago. It's easy. Then every time that you use you PP debit card and process it as a "credit" transaction where you sign for it instead of using your pin, you will receive 1% cash back. I have already received $4.00!! Lol